shot (Noun) — The act of firing a projectile. ex. "his shot was slow but accurate"
shot (Noun) — A solid missile discharged from a firearm. ex. "the shot buzzed past his ear"
shot (Noun) — (sport) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand. ex. "a good shot requires good balance and tempo" ex. "he left me an almost impossible shot"
shot (Noun) — A chance to do something. ex. "he wanted a shot at the champion"
shot (Noun) — A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot). ex. "he is a crack shot"
shot (Noun) — A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film.
shot (Noun) — The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe. ex. "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
shot (Noun) — A small drink of liquor. ex. "he poured a shot of whiskey"
shot (Noun) — An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. ex. "his parting shot was 'drop dead'"
shot (Noun) — An estimate based on little or no information.
shot (Noun) — An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera. ex. "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
shot (Noun) — Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put. ex. "he trained at putting the shot"
shot (Noun) — An explosive charge used in blasting.
shot (Noun) — A blow hard enough to cause injury. ex. "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg" ex. "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
shot (Noun) — An attempt to score in a game.
shot (Noun) — (informal) any attempt or effort. ex. "he gave it his best shot"
shot (Noun) — The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination.
shot (Adjective) — Varying in colour when seen in different lights or from different angles. ex. "shot silk"
shot (Verb) — Strike with a missile from a weapon.
shot (Verb) — Kill by firing a missile.
shot (Verb) — Fire a shot. ex. "the gunman shot away"
shot (Verb) — (movie) make a film or photograph of something. ex. "shoot a movie"
shot (Verb) — Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly. ex. "shoot a glance"
shot (Verb) — Run or move very quickly or hastily. ex. "She shot into the yard"
shot (Verb) — Move quickly and violently. ex. "The car shot down the street"
shot (Verb) — Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective. ex. "shoot craps" ex. "shoot a golf ball"
shot (Verb) — (photography) take a photograph. ex. "I shot the scene of the accident"
shot (Verb) — Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully. ex. "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
shot (Verb) — Cause a sharp and sudden pain in. ex. "The pain shot up her leg"
shot (Verb) — Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.
shot (Verb) — Variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colours. ex. "shoot cloth"
shot (Verb) — Throw dice, as in a crap game.
shot (Verb) — Spend frivolously and unwisely.
shot (Verb) — (sport) score. ex. "shoot a basket" ex. "shoot a goal"
shot (Verb) — Utter fast and forcefully. ex. "She shot back an answer"
shot (Verb) — Measure the altitude of by using a sextant. ex. "shoot a star"
shot (Verb) — Produce buds, branches, or germinate.
shot (Verb) — (medicine) give an injection to. ex. "We shot the glucose into the patient's vein"